Goofy, Rock'em, Sock'em Robots Vs. Monsters Mahem

Rating: 7/10 (21 August 2013)

In a summer that seems to have a sequel-a-week, a remake, a retread or a rip-off, it is kind of surprising fun to watch "Pacific Rim" - which in a lot of ways, is all of those.
It is, at the very least, a mega-million dollar kiddie matinée crossed with an old-school action/adventure movie. It could be a sequel to a Godzilla movie never made (or, at least an ode to "Destroy All Monsters"), and it thematically borrows from everything between Thunderbirds-Are-Go, Aliens, Transformers to Starship Troopers.
The movie is an imaginative rock 'em sock 'em robots-versus-monsters amusement park ride: just enjoyable, dumb fun in an air-conditioned movie theatre for 2 hours - perfect for your inner 10 year-old.
And it is pretty cool to see a robot punch a monster in the face.